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China approves the use of the "Sinovac" vaccine for children .. and India eases the restrictions of "Corona"

A nurse administers the Corona vaccine during the vaccination day in the Colombian capital, Bogota.

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China has approved the emergency use of the “Sinovac” vaccine, which is produced by the Chinese company Sinovac Biotech, to prevent the “Corona” virus for the age group from three to 17 years, and while Mumbai and New Delhi, along with many other regions in India, are experiencing some easing in the closure restrictions. As of tomorrow, data from Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg News Agency revealed that 2.06 billion doses of vaccines against the emerging corona virus have been administered worldwide so far.

In detail, the president of Sinovac Biotech, Yin Weidong, announced that China had approved the emergency use of the "Sinovac" vaccine for children.

He said that the first and second phases of clinical trials of the vaccine showed that it stimulates the immune system in children at the age of three, and even adolescents at the age of 17 years.

And the vaccination campaign in China, which gave more than 723 million doses, as of June 3, does not yet include giving vaccines to those under 18 years old.

Yin Weidong said when the vaccine will be available to younger age groups depends on health authorities preparing vaccination strategies.

In India, Mumbai and Delhi, along with many other regions, are witnessing some easing of closure restrictions, as of tomorrow, while the number of new cases of the “Corona” virus is declining to a low level in about two months, after a deadly second wave of the pandemic.

New Delhi, which has been under lockdown since April 19, will allow all e-commerce activities, which until now were limited to essential items, according to what New Delhi's Prime Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, announced yesterday, adding that the city is preparing to deal with a peak in Corona virus infections. In the future, it will reach 37,000 cases per day.

Markets and shopping centers will be allowed to open.

Offices can open with half the workforce in person, and the Delhi metro will start operating at half the seating capacity.

On the other hand, the Indian Ministry of Health announced, yesterday, that 121,476 new cases of “Corona” virus were recorded during the past 24 hours, the lowest infection rate since the seventh of last April.

This brings the total number of cases to 28 million and 693 thousand and 835 cases.

Despite this, deaths did not witness a commensurate decrease with the rate of decline in injuries, as 3,382 new deaths were recorded, bringing the deaths, so far, to 344,101 cases.

Meanwhile, data from Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg News Agency revealed, yesterday, that 2.06 billion doses of vaccines against the emerging corona virus have been administered worldwide so far.

The latest vaccination rate in the world is estimated at 35.6 million doses per day, based on data announced daily, over an average of seven days.

In Brazil, the Health Supervisory Authority “Invisa” authorized the import of the Russian “Sputnik V” vaccine, but it coupled its approval with conditions, and the authority also agreed to import the “Cofaxin” vaccine produced by the private Indian company Bharat Biotech.

The CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund responsible for marketing the vaccine abroad, Kirill Dmitriev, said that "(Sputnik V) will arrive in Brazil in July," and the technical staff of the Brazilian Health Authority had recommended using the vaccine under specific conditions, including giving it to healthy adults only.

In Russia, the number of daily infections with the emerging coronavirus again exceeded the 9,000 mark, while the number of new deaths touched the level of 400 cases.

Yesterday, the Operations Room to combat the outbreak of the Corona virus announced that 9,145 new cases of infection were recorded during the past 24 hours (compared to 8,947 cases the day before), noting that about a third of the new infections (2,897 cases) return to the capital, Moscow.

The death toll from "Covid-19" disease increased during the past 24 hours, by 399 deaths (compared to 377 deaths the day before yesterday).

In Iraq, the Ministry of Health and Environment reported yesterday that 30 new deaths from the Corona virus were recorded during the past 24 hours, bringing the total deaths from the epidemic in Iraq to 16,518 cases, and the ministry said in a report that 3,154 new infections were recorded, bringing the total The number of injuries reached one million and 221 thousand and 678 injuries.

In Iran, the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education announced yesterday that 6,442 new infections and 128 deaths were recorded due to the “Corona” epidemic during the past 24 hours, noting that the total number of vaccines that were administered exceeded four million and 758 thousand.

The number of confirmed cases of the emerging coronavirus around the world reached 172.6 million, and the number of deaths was 3.71 million.

• Brazil authorizes the use of the Russian "Sputnik in" and the Indian "Kovaxin" vaccines.

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